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CHEBI:63609 - mefloquine

ChEBI IDCHEBI:63609
ChEBI Namemefloquine
Stars
DefinitionA racemate composed of (+)-(11R,2'S)- and (−)-(11S,2'R)-enantiomers of mefloquine. An antimalarial agent which acts as a blood schizonticide; its mechanism of action is unknown.
Secondary ChEBI IDCHEBI:6718
Last Modified23 April 2020
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
antimalarial  A drug used in the treatment of malaria. Antimalarials are usually classified on the basis of their action against Plasmodia at different stages in their life cycle in the human.
anticoronaviral agent  Any antiviral agent which inhibits the activity of coronaviruses.
Application:
antimalarial  A drug used in the treatment of malaria. Antimalarials are usually classified on the basis of their action against Plasmodia at different stages in their life cycle in the human.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
mefloquine (CHEBI:63609) has part (+)-(11R,2'S)-erythro-mefloquine (CHEBI:63684)
mefloquine (CHEBI:63609) has part (−)-(11S,2'R)-erythro-mefloquine (CHEBI:63687)
mefloquine (CHEBI:63609) has role anticoronaviral agent (CHEBI:149553)
mefloquine (CHEBI:63609) has role antimalarial (CHEBI:38068)
mefloquine (CHEBI:63609) is a racemate (CHEBI:60911)
IUPAC Name 
rac--(R)-[2,8-bis(trifluoromethyl)quinolin-4-yl][(2S)-piperidin-2-yl]methanol
INNs  Source
mefloquinaChemIDplus
mefloquineKEGG DRUG
mefloquinumChemIDplus
Synonyms  Source
[DL-erythro-alpha-2-Piperidyl-2,8-bis(trifluoromethyl)]-4-quinolinemethanolChemIDplus
[(R*,S*)-2,8-bis(trifluoromethyl)quinolin-4-yl]-(2-piperidyl)methanolChEBI
Racemic mefloquineChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C07633KEGG COMPOUND
D04895KEGG DRUG
DB00358DrugBank
MefloquineWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:5306591Reaxys
CAS:53230-10-7ChemIDplus
CAS:53230-10-7KEGG COMPOUND
Citations